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Addictive is the new solo album by Calabrian underground musician Giacomo Casile, aka Jack Brain, who has been active on the scene for years now with numerous projects and bands. After experimenting with dark and claustrophobic sounds in his early albums, our artist embarks on a different path with this new work.
The genre reference is once again grunge and all the 90s alternative rock, but the tracks are more immediate and less rough compared to the past. It starts with "Free," a song with an excellent groove and a catchy chorus that recalls the best episodes of bands like Puscifer and Anathema. The same goes for the following "This Heat"; here too, the influence of the Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer universe is quite noticeable, but everything is reinterpreted in a personal and never obvious way, especially regarding the arrangements, which are always captivating and rich in nuances. With "October Fest" and "Thrust," Jack instead shifts to almost country blues sounds revisited in a grunge key; these two are the most catchy episodes of the album. Then the tone changes with the aggressive "Loaded," which musically cites Tool's "Sober" and, for the invective in the lyrics, somewhat recalls "Aenima" by the same band.
After the melancholic "Like Addictive," we move on to the last three tracks of the album, which surprise with a Depeche Mode-like sound; among these, the cursed blues of "Inhale" certainly stands out.
In summary, it is definitely a good work, perhaps less complex and particular compared to Jack Brain's previous releases, but very enjoyable and without fillers, unlike most rock album releases in recent years.
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